Development of immunochemical, nucleic acid and bioassay-based diagnostic technologies for the management of insect resistance to traditional and transgenic crops, the management of insect vector borne-diseases and other applications;

Transcriptomics of sucking pests important in agriculture, e.g., plant and stink bugs, and urban and medically important pests; development of high throughput RNAi screening methods; and screening for the development of novel insecticide targets;

Development of novel traditional and transgenic pest control technologies;

Development of insect repellents;

Neurogenomics of tick and mite sensory systems and host interaction;

Development of environmentally friendly herbicides, and

Use of textiles in applied entomology. The laboratory is highly collaborative with other university groups and industry, interested in advancing basic knowledge and its application to solve practical problems, technology transfer and product development, and scholarship, e.g., currently producing a new textbook, Biology of Ticks.